Liță Dumitru
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Full nameIon Dumitru
Birth date2 January 1950 (age 76)
Birth placeBucharest, Romania
Height1.79 m
PositionMidfielder
CurrentclubConcordia Chiajna (technical director)
Youthyears 11963–1964
Youthyears 21964–1967
Youthclubs 1Confecția București
Youthclubs 2Rapid București
Years 11967–1972
Years 21972–1980
Years 31980–1982
Years 41982–1983
Years 51983–1984
Years 61984–1985
Years 71986–1988
Years 81988–1989
Clubs 1Rapid București
Clubs 2Steaua București
Clubs 3Politehnica Timişoara
Clubs 4Universitatea Craiova
Clubs 5CFR Timişoara
Clubs 6Politehnica Timişoara
Clubs 7Rapid București
Clubs 8Würzburger Kickers
Caps 1110
Caps 2213
Caps 346
Caps 44
Caps 633
Caps 737
Totalcaps443
Goals 111
Goals 247
Goals 32
Goals 40
Goals 61
Goals 73
Totalgoals64
Nationalyears 11971–1976
Nationalteam 1Romania Olympic[1]
Nationalcaps 17
Nationalgoals 12
Nationalyears 21970–1980
Nationalteam 2Romania[2]
Nationalcaps 250
Nationalgoals 210
Manageryears 11985
Managerclubs 1Politehnica Timişoara (player/coach)
Manageryears 21987–1988
Managerclubs 2Rapid București (player/coach)
Manageryears 31989–1993
Managerclubs 3Würzburger Kickers
Manageryears 41994–1995
Managerclubs 4Național București
Manageryears 51995–1996
Managerclubs 5Jiul Petroșani
Manageryears 61996–1997
Managerclubs 6Rapid București
Manageryears 71998
Managerclubs 7Rocar București
Manageryears 81999
Managerclubs 8Al-Jaish Damascus
Manageryears 92000
Managerclubs 9Al-Ta'ee
Manageryears 102000–2001
Managerclubs 10Politehnica Iași
Manageryears 112001
Managerclubs 11Callatis Mangalia
Manageryears 122001–2002
Managerclubs 12Romania U19
Manageryears 132002–2003
Managerclubs 13VfR Heilbronn
Manageryears 142003–2005
Managerclubs 14Rapid București (youth)
Manageryears 152007–2008
Managerclubs 15Concordia Chiajna
Manageryears 162009–2010

Ion Dumitru (born 2 January 1950), commonly known as Liță Dumitru, is a Romanian former professional football player and manager who is technical director at Liga II club Concordia Chiajna. He played as a midfielder.

Career

A Romanian international, Dumitru represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[3] Regarded as one of Romania's greatest players he won the Romanian Footballer of the Year in 1973 and 1975.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania197090
197140
197270
197352
197441
197571
197620
197785
197810
197921
198010
Total5010

Scores and results table. "Score" indicates the score after the player's goal:

DateVenueOpponenttext-align: center;" |Scoretext-align: center;" |ResultCompetition
16 May 1973Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, Tirana, AlbaniaAlbania1–04–11974 FIFA World Cup qualification
214 October 1973Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, RomaniaFinland1–09–01974 FIFA World Cup qualification
323 July 1974Stadionul 1 Mai, Constanța, RomaniaJAP2–04–1Friendly
424 September 1975Kaftanzoglio Stadio, Thessaloniki, GreeceGreece1–01–11973–76 Balkan Cup
523 March 1977Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, RomaniaTurkey2–04–01977–80 Balkan Cup
627 April 1977Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, RomaniaDDR1–11–1Friendly
721 September 1977Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, RomaniaGreece1–06–1Friendly
83–1
95–1
1021 March 1979Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, RomaniaGreece1–03–0Friendly

Honours

Player

Rapid București

Steaua București

Politehnica Timișoara

Universitatea Craiova

Individual

Coach

Würzburger Kickers

Jiul Petroșani

Al-Jaish

References

  1. ^ 17642
  2. ^ "Ion Dumitru". European Football. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Ion DUMITRU". FIFA. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  4. ^ Razvan Toma (8 January 2015). "Romania – Player of the Year Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 September 2015.